Asbestos in Houses

Asbestos is present in many of the surveys we undertake, particularly those of properties that were built between say 1930 and 1980 or were otherwise worked on or converted into flats. Care needs to be taken if you have or suspect you have asbestos in your home. Asbestos can appear in the most unlikely of places and the HSE are very keen to make sure that you are aware of the hidden risks, and have launched their interactive web page here –

Most asbestos legislation is geared to asbestos in the workplace and there is little legislation that imposes obligations on homeowners but it does place obligations upon employers [including building contractors employed by homeowners], asbestos does represent a significant risk to health and should be managed carefully whatever the circumstance and in particular it’s disposal, fly tipping or dumping of asbestos waste “in the bottom of the skip where no-one will see” is highly illegal and subject to punitive fine that may not stop at your contractor.

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